Hot-patch deploys without timelock (last 30 days)

Circle USYC's assessment for RD-F-138 — scored green on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.

Evidence summary #

No upgrades in last 30 days (last upgrade Dec 2025, ~5 months ago). All historical upgrades were hot-patches by construction (no timelock), but none occurred in the 30-day window.

Sources #

Etherscan
USYC ETH proxy - no upgrades in last 30 daysUSYC ETH proxy last upgrade block 23977326 = Dec 9 2025, approximately 5 months before assessmentretrieved 2026-05-16

Methodology #

Count upgrades executed in the last 30 days without going through the declared timelock path.

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rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol circle-usyc factor RD-F-138 score green collected_at 2026-05-15 21:56:43